Magazine-gun.



PATBNTBD SEPT. 8, 190%.A

G. P. OUTLAW. I MAGAZINE GUN.

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MAGAZlNE-GUN.

To all whom, it may concern: v

Be it known that I, Cncrn F. OUTLAW, a citizen of the Unit-ed States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico, State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Magazine-Guns; andi do hereby declare the-following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to maize and use the same.

This invention relates to magazine-guns ot the rapid-tire type; and it has yfor its object to provide a construction wherein the cartridges may be fed into a hopper from which they will pass to carrier which will present them successively in the path of a hammer for discharging them, the cartridges after be'- ing discharged being automatically -ejected front-the carrier.

'Other objects and advantages of the invention Will be understood from the following description.

1n the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals ot reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gun lembodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through the barrel of the gun, the carrier, the hopper, 3cr-arid the magazine. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken horizontally through the barrel and including the carrier, the firing-pin being in elevation. Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the rejecting-plate. w

Referring new to the drawings, there is shown a gun comprising a barrel having the usual longitudinal bore 6, and through one side of the barrel and intersectingthe bore is an arc-shaped slot 7, which is adapted to receivethe carrier for the cartridges. The carrier in question consists of a Wheel including a hub portion S, which is mounted upony a stubshaft 9, which projects laterally from.

the rear end portion of the barreland from which hub radiate the spokes 11, which carry the-rim 12 ot the wheel, said rim projecting laterally beyond the spokes entering the arc-shaped slot 7, in which said projecting portionv otthe rim is movable and 5e iu which it fits.

In the rim 12 of the carrier and radially thereof are formed perforations 13, which reat one side and 738,568, dated September 8, 1903.

Serial No. 127,857. (No model.)

ceive the cartridges and carry them successively through the slot 7 and into alinement with the bore 6.

To feed the cartridges to the perforations 13, a hopper 14 is provided,'from which leads the magazine 15 in -the form ot a tube, the lower end of the magazine terminating close to the inner periphery of the rim l2, so that the cartridges Willl drop from the? vmagazine successively into the perforations 13. The magazine 15 stands vertically, so that the-cartridges may be readily dropped into place,-

and to keep the-cartridges from dropping from theperforations as the carrier is rotated a retaining device or keeper 16 is provided. The keeper 16 is in the form of a metal plate attached to the gun-barrel by means of suitable braces 17, and this metal plate is ot arc shape and lies close to but spaced from the inner periphery of the'rim 12, said plate extending from the magazine, Whereits end is turned up to the upper face or' the barrel adjacent to the slot 7. Directly after receivingi the cartridges the' perforations, with their oartridges,pass beneath the keeper 16,and should'l a cartridge tend to drop from a perforation its outer end will rest against the keeper and its outward movement will be stopped, said keeper havinga groove 18 in its face to prevent engagement of the keeper with the caps in the ends of the cartridges, so that danger of exploding the cartridges is eliminated.

'To explode the cartridges successively as they 'are brought into 'alinenient -With the bore of the barrel, a firing-pin 19 is provided, which is disposed for longitudinal movement in the breech of the gun and isheld normally and 'yieldably projected by means ot the helical spring 20,' the engaging end of a ring-pin lying normally slightly retracted from position to engage the caps of the cartridges. lYhen the tiring-pin is forced backwardly and then released, the cap of the cartridge is engaged and exploded. To force the firinglpin backwardly and then release it, said pin has an arm 21, which extends at right angles thereto and the outer endof which is in the path' of movement of an annular series rim 12, there being one cam for each of the perforatione 13, so that as-the carrier is rotated the arm will be engaged and pressed 22, formedv on the inner face of the.

rearwardly and then released by the cams successively. 4

To eject the .cartridge-shells, a pivoted plate 23 is employed and is supported at the lowerend of an arm 24 on the barrel 5. The forward end of thefplate 23 is forked and is disposed in the groove 25 in the inner face of .the rim 12, so that the sides of the fork may engage beneath the flanges of the cartridges, after which the plate 23 may be tilted to withdraw the shells. To move the plate into position to engage the ilangf "i of the cartridge-shells, the rear end of the plate has a laterally-directed lug 25 in the path of move-` ment of the cams 22, and whenv a cam strikes the lug 25 the rear end of the plate is raised, while the forward end thereof is lowered to engage the shell. When the cam moves from beneath the lug 25', the rear end of the plate 23 is depressed by means of the helical spring 26, which is disposed between the rear end of the plate and the lug 27 on the arm 24, this-action of the spring serving to tilt the plate and raise the shell engaged thereby.

With the present construction it will be seen that when the carrier is rotated the cartridges which have been placed in the maga-.

lzine.will feed successively into the perforationsof the carrier and will be presented successively to the rear end of the bore of the gun.

of the gun, the firing-pin will be operated to When each cartridge reaches the bore explode its cap, and -after each cartridgehas been fired the empty'shell will be engaged by the'ejector and be thrown from the carrier.

vThese several steps in the operation of the gun are automatic and require only that the carrier be rotated.

In practice it will be understood that modiications of the specific construction shown may be made and that any suitable mate# rials and proportions may be used for the va- 2. A gun comprisinga barrel havingaslot extending vertically therethrough and opening in one side of the' barrel and intersecting the bore of the barrel, a carrier pivoted to the barrel and including an annular rim engaged with the slot and movable therethrough, said rimha. ving radial perforations to receive car-` tridges and present them to the bore, a springpressed tring-pin for engagement with the cartridges successively and having an arm projecting therefrom,and aseries of cams carried by the rim and disposed to successively engage the arm and force the piu rearwardly, and subsequently release it.

3. A gun comprising a barrel, an annular carrier pivoted to the barrel, said barrel havingva transverse slot intersecting the bore and through which the carrier is disposed to move, said carrier having radial perfor-ations to receive cartridges, a magazine disposed radially of the carrier for registration with the perforations successively to discharge cartridges; thereto, an are-shaped keeper-plate disposed adjacent to the inner face of the carrier and extending from the magazine to the barrel at the point ofA entrance of the carrier, a firingpin, an ejector for the carrier and -a common meansupon the vcarrier for actuating the firing-pin and the'ejector. Y

4'. A gun comprising a barrel having a transverse slot intersecting its bore, an annular carrier pivoted to the barrel and movable through 4the slot, said carrier having radial perforations to receive cartridges, means for feeding the cartridges to the perforations, means for exploding thecartridges successively including 'cams carried by the carrier, and an ejector for the cartridge-shells comprising a pivoted plate havinga forked end disposed for engagement beneath the flanges of the shells and having. its opposite end in the path of movement of the cams for successive engagement thereby to move the plate and engage it with the shells successively, and a spring disposed to return the plate when released by the teeth.

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